The University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) unites the Medical Faculty of the Georg-August University and the University Hospital in an integration model. With around 9,700 employees, the UMG and its subsidiaries are one of the largest employers in the region. Our clinics and institutes stand for high-quality patient care, excellent research, modern teaching and transfer of innovative technology.Göttingen as a city of science is located in the center of Germany and the University Medical Center Göttingen is integrated into an attractive network of university and non-university scientific institutions.The Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Optogenetic Therapies (EKFZ) of the University Medical Center Göttingen is looking for a new position to Clinician Scientist (f/m/d)full time, for at least 12 months,Remuneration according to TV-ÄrzteThe EKFZ for optogenetic therapies at the University Medical Center Göttingen is dedicated to the translation of four core approaches to restore (1) hearing and (2) vision and explore the potential of optogenetics for (3) gastric pacemaking and (4) brain-computer interfaces. These four teams are supported by the platforms for (1) opsin engineering, (2) gene transfer, (3) disease models, (4) immune-phenotyping and (5) development of medical devices.The goal of this center is to harness the great potential of optogenetics – the control of cells with light via light-sensitive proteins (opsins) – for clinical use. Optogenetics enables spatially confined, cell-type-specific control of organs and promises a transformative improvement of clinical care beyond that provided by conventional electrical medical devices for a wide range of patients.Our goal as University Medical Center Göttingen is professional equality for all genders. We strive to equalize the gender ratio in areas where there is underrepresentation. The University Medical Center Göttingen is particularly committed to the professional participation of severely disabled people and therefore welcomes applications from severely disabled people. In the case of equal suitability, applications from severely disabled persons will be given preferential consideration in accordance with the relevant regulations. We kindly ask you to indicate a disability/equal status in your letter of application in order to safeguard your interests.Please submit your application until October 15th, 2025, exclusively online via the University's Medical Center application portal. Motivation letter (including name, affiliation, address, e-mail, phone number, max. 2 pages)CV including publication list and research experienceProject presentation:TitleDescription of the project (max. 2 pages)Main research question/ goal (max. 1 page)Project plan (max. 2 pages)Clinical relevance and integration into the EKFZ (1/2 page) Letter of support from the prospective research and clinical mentorsIn view to this, you are welcome to contact the EKFZ administration team, e-mail:, to assist you to get in touch with the suitable EKFZ team or platform members.